The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

April 02, 2019 | 50 min

Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.

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Documentary History

Cast

Naomi Scott

宝田明

Naomi Scott

中島春雄

Naomi Scott

薩摩剣八郎

Naomi Scott

久保明

Naomi Scott

小泉博

Naomi Scott

Norihiro Katō

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